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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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